Door-securer



( No Model.) 7

H. W. CHASE. DOOR SEGURER.

No. 463,226. Patented Nov 17, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY \V. CHASE, OF IVITTENBERG, WISCONSIN.

DOOR-SECURER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,226, dated November17, 1891.

Application filed August 15, 1891- Serial No. 402,729. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY WV. CHASE, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVittenberg, in the county of Shaw-ano and State ofWVisconsin, have invented a new and useful Door-Securer, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in door-securers.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, strong, andinexpensive door-securer adapted to be readily carried and capable ofbeing conveniently and quickly applied to adoor and of preventing thesame being opened by force from the exterior.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a door-securerconstructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to adoor. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the leverbeing raised. Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the parts folded forcarrying.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a plate or casingadapted to fit against a door and provided at its lower end with a lip2,arranged to fit in the crank at 'the bottom of the door and providedat its the casing 5. The brace 5 is designed to engage the tloor toprevent the door being forced open, and the lever at, by beingU-shaped-* that is, having the longitudinal openingand tapering inthickness, is enabled to lie flat against the brace and form with it astraight brace to prevent the door being forced open. WVhen the lever 4is raised, the straight brace is broken, and the brace 5 has its upperend lifted and it is withdrawn from engagement with the floor. The outeror lower end of the brace is enlarged and is provided with a series ofteeth 9 to enable it to readily engage the floor.

It will be seen that the device is simple, strong, and durable, isadapted to be conveniently carried, andis capable of beingreadily'applied to a door and of preventing the latter being forcedinward.

What I claim is 1. A door-securer comprising a plate provided at itslower end with a lip adapted to fit in the crank at the bottom of thedoor, a lever having one end fulcrumed on the plate, and a brace havingits outer end adapted to engage the floor and having its inner endpivoted to the lever, substantially as described.

